Yaukey v. Coffman

Citations

• 240 Pa. 425
• 87 A. 706
• 1913 Pa. LEXIS 688

Syllabus

<p>Wills — Construction—Rule in Shelley’s Case.</p> <p>Testator provided by will: “I give and bequeath to my daughter A. E., intermarried with J. W. Y., during her natural life and at her death to be equally divided between her heirs of issue the property known as the Bailroad property.’’ Held, the daughter took a fee tail under the rule in Shelley’s Case; enlarged by statute •into a fee simple.</p>